Winning New York, New Jersey Sandy Rebuilding Projects Chosen June 4, 2014 By JONATHAN LEMIRE and DAVID PORTER A system of dikes around the tip of lower Manhattan, and water pumps and parks across the Hudson River in... Read More
Water Pollution Can be Reported Via New Jersey Smartphone App June 4, 2014 By WAYNE PARRY A free smartphone app is letting people report oil spills, debris fields and even algae blooms and jellyfish swarms in... Read More
New York City Fire Truck Drivers to Take Safe-Driving Course June 4, 2014 The outgoing FDNY commissioner says that the department has budgeted $1.3 million for a one-day “refresher” driving course for every... Read More
Fewer Auto Accidents in Vermont Than in 2012 June 3, 2014 Vermont State Police say the number of motor vehicle crashes was down this past Memorial Day weekend compared to two... Read More
Maryland Residents Return to Homes Along Collapsed Street June 3, 2014 Residents who live along a street that collapsed in Baltimore, Md., will be allowed to return home soon. Residents who... Read More
East Haven Police Want to Equip Cars With Fire Extinguishers June 3, 2014 East Haven, Conn., police are asking the town to equip their cars with fire extinguishers after a motorist caught fire... Read More
Narragansett Bay Insurance Company Ordered to Pay $327,400 Fine June 3, 2014 Narragansett Bay Insurance Company (NBIC) was ordered to pay a $327,400 penalty for failing to perform timely inspections of Superstorm... Read More
Connecticut Woman With Punctured Colon Awarded $12M in Med Mal Case June 2, 2014 By DAVE COLLINS A jury in a medical malpractice case awarded $12 million Friday to a Connecticut woman who said a doctor punctured... Read More
Virginia Woman Receives 6 Years in Prison for Arson, Insurance Fraud June 2, 2014 Nelson County, Va., resident was sentenced to six years and three months in prison after she was found guilty earlier... Read More
Waitlisted New Jersey Homeowners to Get Sandy Rebuilding Funds June 2, 2014 By GEOFF MULVIHILL All New Jersey homeowners who were put on a waiting list for the state’s signature post-Superstorm Sandy housing program will... Read More